
- Dataset Availability
- 2019-04-18T00:00:00Z–2022-06-09T00:00:00
- Dataset Provider
- USFS Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing in Ecology (LARSE) NASA GEDI mission, accessed through the USGS LP DAAC
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Description
This dataset contains Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Level 4A (L4A) Version 2 predictions of the aboveground biomass density (AGBD; in Mg/ha) and estimates of the prediction standard error within each sampled geolocated laser footprint. In this version, the granules are in sub-orbits. Height metrics from simulated waveforms associated with field estimates of AGBD from multiple regions and plant functional types (PFTs) were compiled to generate a calibration dataset for models representing the combinations of world regions and PFTs (i.e., deciduous broadleaf trees, evergreen broadleaf trees, evergreen needleleaf trees, deciduous needleleaf trees, and the combination of grasslands, shrubs, and woodlands).The algorithm setting group selection used for GEDI02_A Version 2 has been modified for evergreen broadleaf trees in South America to reduce false positive errors resulting from the selection of waveform modes above ground elevation as the lowest mode.
Please see User Guide for more information.
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEDI mission aims to characterize ecosystem structure and dynamics to enable radically improved quantification and understanding of the Earth's carbon cycle and biodiversity. The GEDI instrument, attached to the International Space Station (ISS), collects data globally between 51.6° N and 51.6° S latitudes at the highest resolution and densest sampling of the 3-dimensional structure of the Earth. The GEDI instrument consists of three lasers producing a total of eight beam ground transects, which instantaneously sample eight ~25 m footprints spaced approximately every 60 m along-track.
Product | Description |
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L2A Vector | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_A_002 |
L2A Monthly raster | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_A_002_MONTHLY |
L2A table index | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_A_002_INDEX |
L2B Vector | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_B_002 |
L2B Monthly raster | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_B_002_MONTHLY |
L2B table index | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_B_002_INDEX |
L4A Biomass Vector | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI04_A_002 |
L4A Monthly raster | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI04_A_002_MONTHLY |
L4A table index | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI04_A_002_INDEX |
L4B Biomass | LARSE/GEDI/GEDI04_B_002 |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See NASA's Earth Science Data & Information Policy for additional information.
Citations
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1. Dubayah, R.O., J. Armston, J.R. Kellner, L. Duncanson, S.P. Healey, P.L. Patterson, S. Hancock, H. Tang, J. Bruening, M.A. Hofton, J.B. Blair, and S.B. Luthcke. 2022. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2056
DOIs
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